Re: Is solid edge comparable, better or worse than SW?

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:30:06 -0700 (PDT), phil scott <phil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>I got the SE v20 disc and basics traiing package last evening...
>havent loaded SE yet.
>
>the basics traiining package is 5/16" thick, thick white 120# paper,
>30 or 40 pages.   You draw a garage door side rail bearing and bracket
>assembly.  big print, big simple illustrations... about 50% white
>space.   The intro says it takes about an hour to get done.
>
>it will take me a bit longer Im sure.     But its easily a tenth or
>less as complex as IV... and may be simpler than SW ... doing
>registration on the software looked complex though. .. thats next.
>then I will give it a road test to see of its as easy as it looks.
>
>there are 25 other tutorials on the CD apparently.. if they are as
>clean as this sample I will be real happy with it.

  This is actually rather scary.
  The docs for CADDS IV took up about three 4 foot long shelves
IIRC.
  The manuals for UG's API programming alone weighed 
almost 50 pounds and the user manuals were more IIRC. 
-- 
Cliff